From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 18 17:52:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96FD016A417 for ; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:52:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eric@unixtechs.org) Received: from ms-smtp-05.ohiordc.rr.com (ms-smtp-05.ohiordc.rr.com [65.24.5.139]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E2A213C458 for ; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:52:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eric@unixtechs.org) Received: from blackguy.unixtechs.org (rrcs-24-172-177-218.central.biz.rr.com [24.172.177.218]) by ms-smtp-05.ohiordc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l8IHqi44018087 for ; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:52:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from eric by blackguy.unixtechs.org with local (Exim 4.67 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1IXhFb-000Hgy-F4 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:52:43 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:52:43 -0400 From: Eric Ekong To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070918175243.GH1629@blackguy> References: <839aec700709061310m44a1f0f8p55fd7706ed3c02af@mail.gmail.com> <839aec700709111620n247bae1ard35ffeeeba356ae4@mail.gmail.com> <20070912212157.GF1629@blackguy> <200709122343.43478.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200709122343.43478.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Organization: UNIXTECHS X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE i386 11:42PM up 4 mins, 1 user, load averages: 0.08, 0.20, 0.11 X-Editor: Vim http://www.vim.org/ X-Mailer: Mutt http://www.mutt.org/ X-Info: http://www.unixtechs.org/ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Re: nvidia-driver rebooting machine on X startup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Eric Ekong List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:52:51 -0000 Seems there is a new driver in ports as of yesterday for nvidia. Anyone tried it as of yet? Eric * Mel [070912 17:43]: > Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:43:42 +0200 > From: Mel > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: nvidia-driver rebooting machine on X startup > > On Wednesday 12 September 2007 23:21:57 Eric Ekong wrote: > > * Darren Spruell [070911 19:20]: > > > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:20:00 -0700 > > > From: Darren Spruell > > > To: Bruce Cran > > > Cc: Mel , > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > Subject: Re: nvidia-driver rebooting machine on X startup > > > > > > On 9/11/07, Bruce Cran wrote: > > > > Mel wrote: > > > > > There's 3 things left I can think of: > > > > > - weird module clash > > > > > - bug in nvidia-driver (I assume you're running Xorg 7.x) > > > > > - driver was not built against running kernel > > > > > > > > I'm seeing a similar problem, but my system spontaneously reboots > > > > whenever it uses any 3D - for example any of the 3D xscreensaver > > > > modules in full screen mode. I'm running 7.0-CURRENT and just > > > > realised I have PREEMPTION enabled since it's now in GENERIC. I > > > > remember a while ago this caused stability problems with the nvidia > > > > driver - does anyone know if this could still be a problem? I think > > > > there's more going on however, since the driver doesn't seem to know > > > > about my card during bootup (it shows ) though it clearly does > > > > find it when starting Xorg. Going back to the nvidia-driver-96xx port > > > > appears to fix the problems, and that driver does know what nVidia card > > > > I'm using during boot. > > > > > > 3 of us have posted a thread on nvidia forums as problem reports; I've > > > at least tried an older (legacy) driver version to no luck and > > > eliminated every suggestion I've gotten from the fbsd community as > > > well. > > > > > > If anyone would like, feel free to piggyback on the thread. There's > > > been no help response on the forums for a couple of days now. > > > > > > http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=45590 > > > > > > If this *is* an issue with the nvidia driver, is there a good way for > > > us to alert Nvidia? Customer support, I guess? > > > > > > -- > > > Darren Spruell > > > phatbuckett@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > Seems like even more than that in the freebsd forums located here... > > > > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=47 > > > > Might want to repost here as well. > > Hmm: > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=1313960&postcount=2 > > My guess is they were in /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg. Any chance you guys have > stale libraries hiding away (use ldconfig -r when in doubt)? > > > -- > Mel > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- ======================================================= Eric I. Ekong eric@unixtechs.org FreeBSD - The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD http://freebsd.kde.org Enlightenment E16 and E17 http://www.e.org ======================================================= Laws of Serendipity: (1) In order to discover anything, you must be looking for something. (2) If you wish to make an improved product, you must already be engaged in making an inferior one.